Nashville will play host to Super Bowl LXIV come 2030, meaning that the Miami metro area will go at least 10 years without a Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl in Nashville will be held at the Nissan Stadium, which is set to open in 2027. According to the owner of the Hard Rock Stadium, where Super Bowls in the Miami area have previously taken place, the venue no longer meets NFL requirements. The last Super Bowl at the Hard Rock Stadium was held in 2020.
Why can’t Miami currently host the Super Bowl?
According to Stephen Ross, who owns both the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Gardens venue no longer meets the NFL requirements to host a Super Bowl. The Miami metro area has previously seen 11 of the events, and is tied with New Orleans as the host of the most Super Bowls.
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“The one thing that suffered is Miami hasn’t gotten a Super Bowl here, and we normally have one every five years,” Ross said during an April 30 conference hosted by law firm Bilzin Sumberg at the Four Seasons in Brickell, according to Brian Bandell of the South Florida Business Journal. “Miami is not really in line for one. It’s always exciting to have the Super Bowl but that was before we had all the other events. Miami has by far the best weather. It’s in their best interest to have one here but at this point they don’t believe we meet all the requirements and the demands.”
Why doesn’t Hard Rock Stadium meet NFL requirements anymore?
Daniel Sillman, Ross’s son-in-law, was also in attendance. He told Bandell that a Super Bowl requires room for hospitality events around the stadium, and that the construction of facilities to accommodate the Miami Open and Formula 1 events reduced the open space around the Hard Rock.
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Still, Sillman said he believed they could find a solution that still allows for hospitality events around the stadium.
The last time Miami hosted a Super Bowl was in 2020, and the next three have already been slated for Los Angeles in 2027, Atlanta in 2028 and Las Vegas in 2029.
If the Super Bowl does come back to the Hard Rock at any point, Ross said he’d like to have updated facilities, according to Bandell.
“We are looking at how to make improvements,” Ross said. “I want to make the stadium always feel like a new stadium, we are looking at what the next phase will be and making the fan experience that much better.”
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Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network’s Florida Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.
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